Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Microsoft (MSFT)

by · The Markets Daily

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in the last few weeks:

  • 1/12/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $625.00 to $610.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 1/12/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $625.00 to $610.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 1/12/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. to a “strong-buy” rating.
  • 1/11/2026 – Microsoft is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $655.00 price target on the stock.
  • 1/10/2026 – Microsoft was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
  • 1/8/2026 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $700.00 to $665.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 1/5/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
  • 1/5/2026 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
  • 12/22/2025 – Microsoft had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $625.00 price target on the stock.
  • 12/20/2025 – Microsoft was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
  • 12/15/2025 – Microsoft had its price target lowered by analysts at Wolfe Research from $675.00 to $625.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 12/6/2025 – Microsoft was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
  • 12/4/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a $650.00 price target on the stock.
  • 12/3/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $675.00 price target on the stock.
  • 11/28/2025 – Microsoft was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
  • 11/24/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
  • 11/19/2025 – Microsoft was given a new $675.00 price target on by analysts at Guggenheim.
  • 11/19/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
  • 11/19/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co..
  • 11/18/2025 – Microsoft was downgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
  • 11/18/2025 – Microsoft was downgraded by analysts at Rothschild Redb from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
  • 11/18/2025 – Microsoft had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn. They now have a $500.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $560.00.
  • 11/17/2025 – Microsoft had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.89%.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 2,850 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $478.72, for a total value of $1,364,352.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 55,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,703,959.04. This represents a 4.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 12,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $491.52, for a total transaction of $6,266,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 129,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,577,620.48. This trade represents a 8.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 54,100 shares of company stock valued at $27,598,872. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft’s product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).

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